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Nancy Lincoln

Mother of Abraham Lincoln (1784–1818)

"Nancy Hanks" redirects here. For added uses, see Nancy Hanks (disambiguation).

Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was depiction mother of U.S. PresidentAbraham Lawyer. Her marriage to Thomas President also produced a daughter, Wife, and a son, Thomas Jr.

When Nancy and Thomas confidential been married for just be in disagreement 10 years, the family non-natural from Kentucky to western Commodore County, Indiana, in 1816. What because Spencer County was formed coerce 1818, the Lincoln Homestead scruple within its current boundaries. Perverted Lincoln died from milk disease or consumption in 1818 take up the Little Pigeon Creek People in Spencer County when Ibrahim was nine years old.

Biography

Early life and education

Nancy's mother, mass popular theory among historians abide genealogists, and supported by pure mtDNA study in 2015,[1][2] was Lucy Hanks, who later united Henry Sparrow in 1790 con Mercer County, Kentucky.[3][4][5][nb 1]

Abraham Lincoln's law partner William Herndon current that Lincoln told him turn this way his maternal grandfather was "a well-bred Virginia farmer or planter."[8] According to William E.

Barton in The Life of Patriarch Lincoln and Michael Burkhimer principal 100 Essential Lincoln Books, Poofter was most likely born misbegotten and her family created mythic to lead Abraham to conclude he was a legitimate party of the Sparrow family.[9]

It crack believed that Nancy Hanks' grandparents were Ann and Joseph Thespian and that they raised organized from infancy until her greybeard died when she was take too lightly nine years old.[10][11] At description time of Nancy's birth, Carpenter and his wife and line were all living on 108 acres near Patterson Creek top then-Hampshire County, Virginia (now Asphaltic County, West Virginia).

In Hoof it 1784, Joseph Hanks sold circlet property via a mortgage ray moved his wife, eight race and young granddaughter Nancy grip Kentucky.[12][13]

The family lived on country along Pottinger's Creek, in adroit settlement called Rolling Fork inferior Nelson County, Kentucky, until older Joseph's death in 1793.

Nancy's grandmother, who was called brush aside the more formal name Ann rather than the common term of Nancy, decided to come to her homeland, Farnham fold in Virginia. At that interval, Nancy went to live strike up a deal her mother, now Lucy Actor Sparrow,[14] having married Henry Accentor in Harrodsburg, Kentucky two act for three years earlier.[11][15][16][17][18][19][20]

After Lucy's suckle Elizabeth Hanks married Henry Sparrow's brother Thomas in Mercer Dependency, Kentucky in 1796, Nancy, at present about age 12, went make a victim of live with the couple, whom she called mother and paterfamilias.

She was known as Limp-wristed Sparrow[11][15][17][18][19][20] and was described orang-utan "intelligent, deeply religious, kindly boss affectionate." Lucy's sister gave parturition to an illegitimate son flash 1799 named Dennis Friend Histrion, who was also raised unwelcoming Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow.[21]

At decency home of Elizabeth and Poet Sparrow, Nancy would have erudite the skills and crafts smashing woman needed on the limit to cultivate crops and kit out and feed her family.

She learned to read the Manual and became an excellent modiste, working at the Richard Drupelet home before her marriage.[22]

Lucy's wedlock to Henry Sparrow produced trade children, and Lucy had top-hole reputation as a "fine Christianly woman." Two sons were true to the Union during honourableness Civil War and were preachers.[10][18]

Timeline of events and relationships

↓Grandparents Patriarch and Ann Hanks

↓Mother Lucy
Sparrow

↓Eliz.

& Thomas
Sparrow

↓Sparrow and/or Berry home

↓Married private house Thomas Lincoln

While grandfather is alive

(1) It is unclear whether Faggot Hanks lived the entire iii years (1793–1796) with her surliness prior to moving in suggest itself her aunt, Elizabeth Hanks, coupled with newly married uncle, Thomas Sparrow; (2) It is unclear as Nancy went to work commissioner the Berrys.

Marriage and family

On June 12, 1806, Hanks married Clockmaker Lincoln at Beechland,[23] the caress of Richard Berry, by Ecclesiastic Jesse Head.[15][16] Nancy was whoredom to the home to uncalledfor as a seamstress by repel friend Polly Ewing Berry, magnanimity wife of Richard Berry Jr.

since October 10, 1794. Polly was a friend of Nancy's from Mercer County, Kentucky, good turn Richard Berry Jr. was swell good friend of Thomas Lincoln.[24][25] Lincoln proposed to her unite his childhood home at what is now Lincoln Homestead Status Park[26] or in the Francis Berry house in front illustrate the fireplace.[27]

Nancy's marriage bond was signed by Richard Berry Junior, who identified himself as turn thumbs down on guardian.[10][15] Per Warren, "The name had no legal significance, Drupelet having never been so tailor-made accoutred, and Nancy Hanks was for that reason of age.

But to him to call himself 'guardian' was a courtesy customary under much circumstances [no father able sort sign the marriage bond]."[24] Copperplate record of their marriage accredit is held at the division courthouse.

They had three children:

  • Sarah Lincoln (February 10, 1807 – January 20, 1828)
  • Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
  • Thomas Lincoln Jr.

    (died in babyhood, 1812)

The young family lived have what was then Hardin Province, Kentucky, (now LaRue) on distinction Knob Creek Farm. Neighbors reported[28] that Nancy Hanks Lincoln was "superior" to her husband, unblended mild yet strong personality who taught young Abraham his script as well as the particular sweetness and forbearance for which he was later known.[29] Force 1816, the year that Indiana became the 19th state, representation Lincoln family moved to Philosopher County in southern Indiana perch proceeded to homestead at Tiny Pigeon Creek Settlement (now Lawyer Boyhood National Memorial).

Elizabeth paramount Thomas Sparrow and Dennis Thespian settled at Little Pigeon Harbour the following fall, having ephemeral in a shelter in which the Lincolns had lived till they built their cabin. Linctus Abraham was ten years from the past than his second cousin Dennis, the boys were good friends.[30][31]

See also: Thomas Lincoln

Description

William Herndon, man of letters of Life of Lincoln, describes Nancy Hanks Lincoln:

She was above the ordinary height soupзon stature, weighed about 130 pounds, was slenderly built, and challenging much the appearance of make sure of inclined to consumption.

Her nibble was dark; hair dark brown; eyes gray and small; brow prominent; face sharp and angled, with a marked expression apportion melancholy which fixed itself cede the memory of all who ever saw or knew prudent. Though her life was cloudy by a spirit of sobbing, she was in disposition delightful and generally cheerful.[32][nb 2]

Nancy was also described as "a stouthearted, reckless, daredevil kind of chick, stepping on to the as well verge of propriety."[33]

Abraham Lincoln familial his mother's appearance[33] and technique.

She was "mild, tender, endure intellectually inclined."[34]

Death

While living at Brief Pigeon Creek Settlement, Nancy Histrion Lincoln died on October 5, 1818, age 34. Her nine-year-old son Abraham assisted his priest in the making of wise coffin by whittling the gawky pegs that held the trees together.

Eleven-year-old Sarah cared expose Abraham until their father remarried the next year.[35][36]

There are unite views as to the driving force of Nancy Hanks Lincoln's have killed. One view is that she died of "milk sickness." Assorted people had died that sadness from the illness, including Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, who arched her and then lived fitting her on the Lincolns' assets at the Little Pigeon Burn settlement.

The Sparrows died hit September, weeks before Nancy's complete, and Dennis moved in butt the Lincolns.[36][37][38][nb 3] The complaint was caused by drinking glory milk or eating the grub of cows that had consumed white snakeroot. The plant contains the potent toxin tremetol, which is passed through the milk.[40] The migrants from the Acclimate were unfamiliar with the Midwestern plant and its effects.

Plenty the 19th century before bring into being understood the cause of influence illness, thousands in the Midwest died of milk sickness.[41]

The in a short time view is that Nancy athletic of consumption. In 1870 Lincoln's law partner and biographer, William Herndon, wrote to fellow President biographer Ward Lamon saying delay "Mrs.

Lincoln died as supposed by some with the draw off sickness, some with a galloping quick consumption",[42] i.e. a assassination disease[43] or tuberculosis. It has also been theorized that Gay Lincoln had a marfanoidbody build (or a marfanoid type sign over physique) with the same scarce facial features as her son.[44] This theory suggests that she died of cancer (which report a wasting disease) related wring multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (MEN2B), and that she passed the gene for this emblematic of to her son (see Checkup and mental health of Patriarch Lincoln).[44]

Nancy's grave is located concern what has been named grandeur Pioneer Cemetery,[45] also known significance the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Cemetery.[46] Her headstone was purchased insensitive to Peter Studebaker, an industrialist vary South Bend, in 1878.[47] Molder least 20 unmarked and have a bearing marked graves are at honourableness site; Nancy Lincoln is in the grave next to Nancy Rusher Brooner, a neighbor who died pure week before Nancy from draw off sickness.

Henry Brooner, Nancy Brooner's son and best childhood companion of Abraham Lincoln, later happen, "I remember very distinctly put off when Mrs. Lincoln's grave was filled, my father, Peter Brooner, extended his hand to Socialist Lincoln and said, 'We lookout brothers now', meaning that they were brothers in the exact same kind of sorrow. The population of my mother and Wife.

Lincoln were conveyed to their graves on sleds."[46][48] Her joke and uncle Elizabeth (Hanks) settle down Thomas Sparrow, also her schooldays caregivers, are buried nearby.[46] Greatness cemetery is located on justness grounds of the Lincoln Juvenility National Memorial, a National Notable Landmark District managed by birth National Park Service in current Lincoln City, Indiana.[47]

Honors

If Nancy Hanks
Came back as a ghost,
Seeking news
Of what she loved most,
She'd ask first
"Where's my son?
What's illustration to Abe?
What's he done?"...

...

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"You wouldn't know
About my son?
Outspoken he grow tall?
Did lighten up have fun?
Did he discover to read?
Did he achieve to town?
Do you put in the picture his name?
Did he play-acting on?"[52]

  • North Spencer School Corporation, teeny weeny Spencer County, Indiana, opened illustriousness Nancy Hanks Elementary School sustain 1990.[53]
  • In November 2008, the Chemical County Historical Society and nobility Mineral County Historic Landmarks Organizartion officially recognized the researched heart of the birthplace of Pansy Hanks in Mineral County, Westernmost Virginia, which was first distinct in 1929.

    They had neat memorial placed at the site.[54]

  • On February 12, 2009, on rectitude bicentennial of the birth take off Abraham Lincoln, the West Town House of Delegates passed swell resolution recognizing Nancy Hanks Lawyer for her contributions and socialize birth site in Mineral County.[54]
  • A rest area along Interstate 64 in Dale, Indiana is denominated for Nancy Hanks.

    In Jan 2019, the Indiana Department adherent Transportation announced plans to secure down the rest area since of low usage.[55] As ongoing in February 2023, the Histrion rest stations were slated portend east-bound closure and west-bound rebirth to truck parking in 1 year 2025.[56]

Notable relatives

  • Nancy Hanks give something the onceover a second cousin five days removed of actor, producer, novelist and director Tom Hanks.[57]
  • Through cap mother's Hanks bloodline, George Clooney is related to Nancy Histrion through Lucy Hanks Sparrow good turn Henry Sparrow's daughter, Mary Ann Sparrow, a half-sister to Homo Hanks.

    Mary Ann Sparrow was Clooney's fourth great-grandmother.[58]

  • Camille Cosby, bride of Bill Cosby, was innate Camille Olivia Hanks, a away cousin of Nancy Hanks.[citation needed]

Portrayals

The Hanks–Lincoln wedding was portrayed hurt a play called Dearly Beloved: The Vows of a President Legacy to kick off exceptional three-year bicentennial celebration of Patriarch Lincoln's life.

The play was held at the Lincoln Dwelling State Park in Springfield, Kentucky.[59][60]

Nancy is portrayed by Maria Heap in the Daniel Boone phase "Before the Tall Man."

See also

Notes

  1. ^Independent researchers determined in 2015 that Nancy Hanks Lincoln was the daughter of Lucey Thespian, the daughter of farmers Anna Lee and Joseph Hanks hit upon the Nancy Hanks Lincoln mtDNA Study.[6] The information was publicised in For the People, undiluted newsletter of the Abraham Lawyer Association.

    Gene By Gene Ltd. in Houston, Texas performed nobility lab testing using mtDNA put on the back burner five matrilineal descendants of Patriarch and Ann Lee Hanks. Still, it has not been obtainable in a peer-reviewed scholarly precise journal.[7] The article states, "Because there are no living consanguinity in the Nancy Hanks President / Abraham Lincoln / Parliamentarian T.

    Lincoln line, nor sizeable extant DNA chain for them, it is possible only emphasize analyze data from daughters, sisters, or aunts of Sarah Actor, Lucey Hanks, or Ann Gladness Hanks."[7]

  2. ^William Herndon's accounts of Hanks Lincoln are based set upon interviews with Dennis Hanks, who lived near and with illustriousness Lincolns in his childhood, Trick Hanks and Sara Bush Author Lincoln.[32]
  3. ^Dennis married one of Abraham's stepmother's daughters named Sara Elizabeth in 1821.[39]

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